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Typhoon Mangkhut Has Made Landfall in China Southwest of Hong Kong, After Category 5 Strike on Northern Philippines

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Published: September 16, 2018

Typhoon Mangkhut has made its final landfall in southeastern China just south of Hong Kong Sunday after striking the northern Philippines as a Category 5.

Landfall was reported by China Meteorological Administration around 5:00 p.m. Sunday, local time, on the coast of Jiangmen, Guangdong, just southwest of Hong Kong, with maximum sustained winds equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane.

Philippines Impact

Heavy rain soaked the northern Philippines into Sunday as Mangkhut headed westward away from the country. Mangkhut is known as Ompong in the Philippines.

Flooding and mudslides were reported on Luzon. At least 28 people have been killed by Mangkhut in the Philippines.

Baguio in western Luzon had picked up more than 30 inches of rain through midday Sunday local time.

For full details on impacts from Mangkhut in the Philippines, click here.

Guam Impact

The center of Typhoon Mangkhut moved over Rota in the Mariana Islands on Monday with 105-mph winds.

Wind gusts in excess of 80 mph were reported in Guam. To the north in Saipan, wind gusts topped 60 mph.

Some roads were blocked by downed trees, and officials urged residents to stay home, according to the Pacific Daily News. Conditions were expected to improve by Tuesday, and forecasters were confident the storm didn't deal a worst-case blow to the island.

MORE: Inside Super Typhoon Mangkhut

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